In Continuation with our Series on Creating and Editing Master Pages and Layout pages in SharePoint 2013, In this post we will look at how to use “Snippet gallery” and how to add Snippets for SharePoint Controls in Layout Pages using the design manager.

How to Edit Page Layout
In SharePoint 2013 for every Layout page two files – .aspx and html are Created by default.For making Changes to the Custom Layout, you need to download the html file of the layout page and make Changes to it. The modified html file is then saved back to the MasterPage Page gallery and the corresponding .aspx file gets updated automatically.

In our case below are two files created.
By Definition -Snippet Gallery is a feature that lets you add SharePoint Components to your HTML or Master Page Design file. Users can select a component like Navigation or Search box from the Gallery and configure its properties. They can then copy the HTML snippet that’s generated and add it to the HTML design file\Master page. After you add SharePoint components to your HTML files, you can use CSS to fully brand them

To Open the Layout page in the Snippet Gallery click on the Custom page layout in Design Manager in “Edit Page Layout’s” list.See the screen below



When you click on the layout you will be taken to the Preview page of your layout. Click on “Snippets” top right corner.See below



Next in the “Page Field” select “Article Date” field.



Once you select the Field, a preview of the Field and the corresponding HTML Code gets displayed. Copy the HMTL code for this field to clipboard and add it to our Layout Page’s HTML. Open the Layout Page in an editor of your choice and paste the Copied Code in it.

 See below


Save the Page and upload it back to MasterPage Gallery.

Once the Layout is Updated you must Publish it again as a Major Version before using it.


Next Create a Page using the new Custom Layout (See Steps Here) or edit the existing Layout for a page.

Finally, Edit the page and View the Changes.Notice the “Article Date” field added to the layout of the page in the screen below.